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First Course in Statistics, A

Summary

For a one-semester, general education Introductory Statistics course. Drawing students in with its reality-based approach and practicality, this popular text offers a balanced and enlightening examination of the theory and application of statistics. Helping to hone important critical thinking skills, it teaches students how to analyze data that appear in situations in the world around them and bases a majority of its examples and exercises on current, real-world applications pulled from journals, magazines, news articles, and commerce.

Table of Contents

Preface

x

Statistics, Data, and Statistical Thinking

1

(18)

The Science of Statistics

2

(1)

Types of Statistical Applications

2

(2)

Fundamental Elements of Statistics

4

(4)

Types of Data

8

(2)

Collecting Data

10

(2)

The Role of Statistics in Critical Thinking

12

(7)

Quick Review

13

(1)

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